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1990's

Through further acquisitions and internal growth, Seneca has become the world’s largest processor of canned vegetables. At the end of the decade we further strengthened our financial base by selling our juice operations and raising additional capital with a shareholder rights offering.

• Acquired several name brands including Treesweet, Orange Plus, and Awake juice brands and Blue Boy, Aunt Nellie’s and Lohmann vegetable brands.

• Expanded sales to global markets with the acquisition of an apple chip business.

• Acquired six vegetable plants from Pillsbury and entered into an alliance with them to manufacture products for the Green Giant label.

• Acquired a maraschino cherry and glace fruit business.

• Divested our applesauce and juice operations to focus resources on our core vegetable business.

• Acquired the rights to market a full range of Libby canned fruits, vegetables, pastas and baked bean products to over 30 countries around the world.

• Expanded Seneca Flight Operations by becoming the fixed based operator at Yates County Airport, adding management aircraft, and building a state of the art hanger complex.